18.05.1935 The biggest early Soviet aircraft Tupolev 'Maksim Gorkiy' crashed. 49 passengers dead.
18.05.1953 Jacqueline Cochran flew a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet borrowed from the Royal Canadian Air Force at an average speed of 652.337 mph, becoming the first woman to break the sound barrier. North American F-86A/E/F/H Sabre